[governance] CSTD WG on Enhanced Cooperation : Update

[Anriette Esterhuysen]

Dear Norbert

Re. IGC members implementing recommendations on CSTD WG on IGF improvements:

On 15/03/2013 14:04, Norbert Bollow wrote:

[snip]
> As you know, we had a strong emphasis on some key points of this in
> IGC's recent "written contribution", and I also strongly emphasized
> them in person in Paris.
>
> Is there anything else that IGC can reasonably do in this area at the
> current stage?
The short answer is to use the mechanism of 'policy questions' in
workshop proposals and using the proposed format for documenting
outcomes (see below); to help identify ways in which funding for the IGF
can be increased (already happening e.g. but many of us supporting
participation in the IGF but we should do as much as possible); for
those of us from developing countries to urge our governments to
participate actively and to understand that to get value out of the IGF
you have to put in to it as well; to link whenever possible IGF outcomes
to other decision-making processes.

The long answer will need a bit more thinking and careful reading of the
recommendations.

But some well formulated workshop proposals that really do address
policy questions will be a great start.

Anriette



The Working Group makes the following recommendations:

1.

Develop more tangible outputs

12.
To focus discussions, the preparation process of each IGF should formulate a
set of policy questions to be considered at the IGF, as part of the
overall discussion.
The results of the debates on these questions, with special focus on
public policy
perspectives and aimed at capacity-building, should be stated in the outcome
documentation.

13.
The outcome documentation should include messages that map out
converging and diverging opinions on given questions.

14.
The IGF should continue to produce and enhance its current reports,
including the Chair's report, the sessions' transcripts, the workshop
reports and the
overall proceedings.

2.

Improve the visibility of the IGF

15.
Improve the visibility and availability of IGF outcomes by means of
enhanced IGF communication tools and strategy to make the relevant documents
available to all relevant stakeholders as well as the media.
>
> Greetings,
> Norbert
>

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anriette esterhuysen anriette at apc.org
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www.apc.org
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